Democrats Tricked The President

October 27, 1992|The Morning Call

To the Editor:

Which is more dangerous to the American public -- the spoken lie or quiet deceit?

It is true that President Bush broke his promise not to raise taxes, but the Democrats have kept silent on the fact that they are responsible for deviously pushing the President toward this decision. In fact, they recently attempted to utilize their underhanded tactics to embarrass the President again. By attaching a tax increase to the workers family leave bill, they put Bush in a no-win situation. The Democrats were quick to point out that in vetoing this bill, Bush disregarded his stand on family values. The truth is that if he had passed the bill, they would have accused him of again breaking his promise not to raise taxes. This type of deceitful legislation has been typical of the Democrats, and is the major reason why the changes we need have not been acted upon.

The Democrats would have us believe that they represent the middle class workers and the underprivileged in this country, while Bush represents the rich. Yet, at a time when American workers were accepting salary cuts, the Democratic majority passed a pay increase for themselves. Afraid of the tax increases Clinton will implement if elected, they have now voted to exempt their lifetime pensions from taxation.

President Bush obviously lied, but it would be dangerous to put our faith in a Democratic party whose quiet deceit underlines its belief that the American people are ignorant.